The rope has been loosened.
A floating balloon.
The night sky seemed to have transformed into a garden, enveloped in vibrant colors.
The balloons that drifted away with the wind last year have disappeared.
The people gazing at the balloons stood in the new year, just like every year.
There are a lot of people.
Densely packed, stretching out in patches.
The balloon gets smaller as it rises higher.
Zhao Xun thought to himself that the same principle should apply to judging people by their balloons.
Looking down from the sky, the people on the lakeside must appear as insignificant as ants.
They are just ordinary people among the masses.
"Happy New Year--"
Then I heard someone shouting.
Originally, he was just congratulating the people around him, but the combined voices of tens of thousands of people were already deafening, and now another voice pierced through the air.
Many people joined in the shouting.
The lakeside area is even noisier and more lively.
Zhao Xun covered her ears, feeling a little uncomfortable.
He glanced at the muscular girl next to him.
Ma Jiaojiao smiled and glanced down at him.
Their peripheral vision happened to meet.
“…”
Zhao Xun watched as Ma Jiaojiao's lips moved.
"--ah??"
Zhao Xun released his fingers from her ears: "What are you saying!?"
"I say—Senior! Happy New Year!" Ma Jiaojiao wished, her soft face conveying a tense expression that she was putting a lot of effort into her wish.
“…Happy New Year…” Zhao Xun replied in a very soft voice.
Given the current atmosphere, it might not even reach Ma Jiaojiao's ears.
"Happy New Year!!"
He then heard people in the next room exchanging well wishes.
"Oh! You too!! Happy New Year!!"
It wasn't just the people making the wishes who were very loud.
The person who responded also put in a lot of effort, as if they wanted to convey all the good luck of the whole year.
Zhao Sun was taken aback.
Then take a deep breath and try to speak loudly:
Happy New Year to you too!
Ma Jiaojiao did not hear the first response.
She didn't take it too seriously; after all, he was a senior, and still the same senior Zhao Sun…
But the second, earnest response was loud, or rather, too loud, even sharp to the point of cracking; this voice struck her heart.
Ma Jiaojiao was slightly taken aback, but then couldn't help but break into a wide smile.
"Senior—"
"…ah?"
"you are cute!!"
"You—fuck—get—out—of—the—fucking—spot!!"
The crowd embraced the New Year's atmosphere.
Best wishes.
A passionate kiss.
Not only in lakeside areas, but also throughout the country.
*smack*
Ji Qingqian turned her head as her boyfriend wrapped his arms around her neck.
She gently kissed the boy's lips.
Her bright eyes held a gentle, joyful smile:
"The first kiss of the new year."
Lu Yibei licked it slightly with his tongue, as if savoring the taste.
My heart is filled with sweetness.
But the tip of my tongue tasted slightly bitter.
Ji Qingqian tilted her head, puzzled, and asked, "What's wrong?"
"You've been drinking too?" Lu Yibei asked.
"Um."
Ji Qingqian said coquettishly, as if it were perfectly natural: "Everyone else drank, so I had some too~"
A person who has been drinking cannot smell the alcohol on another person.
Lu Yibei is an example of this.
So he never realized that his girlfriend had also been drinking.
Her eyes and brows were clear; she showed no signs of drunkenness whatsoever.
"How much did you drink?" Lu Yibei asked again.
“Not many,” Ji Qingqian said.
"…Um."
After Lu Yibei nodded, Ji Qingqian's eyes darted around, and she said, "That's about three times yours."
Lu Yibei: ...
"Just the liquor."
Ji Qingqian said, "I also drank one and a half bottles of Budweiser."
Lu Yibei couldn't hold back any longer: "So many??"
Ji Qingqian still wore a teasing smile, as if she were playing a prank on her boyfriend: "It wasn't much to begin with. Actually, I can hold my liquor pretty well..."
Racial talent? Lu Yibei wondered.
"It's because some people didn't drink enough." Ji Qingqian gently pinched her boyfriend's nose again.
Lu Yibei: ...
"A man who can get drunk so easily, so manly and responsible... is even rarer than someone who can drink a lot."
Ji Qingqian teased him: "At first I thought you saw through Chu Chu's intention to get him drunk, so you were just pretending... Then I realized that if this can be pretended, then your acting skills are worthy of being nominated for the Golden Rooster, Hundred Flowers and Oscars."
Lu Yibei: ...
"It was just a pretense."
Lu Yibei said matter-of-factly, "I was faking it at first, but then I accidentally fell asleep."
"Um…"
Ji Qingqian said, "Even vibranium isn't as stubborn as some young boys..."
Ah Bei can be mature at times, and boyish at others.
For example, you might say that Abei is bad at playing basketball, has terrible handwriting, and is just average-looking.
He just laughed it off and didn't bother with you.
But if you say he's terrible at games and can't hold his liquor, he'll still find some excuse to argue with you—even the most absurd reasons.
Lu Yibei: ...
"Give it another kiss?" Ji Qingqian asked, tilting her head up. "Let's see if we can make it a little softer."
In principle, some young boys should reiterate at this point that they are not just being stubborn.
But looking at the bright red peach blossom on his girlfriend's fair face, Lu Yibei felt it was better to use words to win her over.
The second kiss of the year followed.
It is much more profound than the first one, which was merely a fleeting glance.
Lu Yibei felt that he might really be unable to hold his liquor.
The smell of alcohol in Ji Qingqian's mouth was enough to make him drunk.
…
The sight of couples kissing under the lights made Zhao Xun feel somewhat uncomfortable.
And, by sheer coincidence, he and Ma Jiaojiao found themselves surrounded by a group of couples.
Those who frequently go to the lakeside to celebrate the New Year should know that it's really difficult to move around at this time; you can only wait for the traffic to clear.
Zhao Xun, on the other hand, could pretend he didn't see it.
But he was accompanied by a big girl.
It was incredibly embarrassing.
"Senior."
Ma Jiaojiao scratched her face and suddenly said, "...I think I forgot something."
Zhao Sun: ?
"I guess I can't go back to my dorm room now, can I?"
…
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